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Prefixes & Suffixes
common prefixes and suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acu- | sharp, abrupt, sudden |
| a-, ad- | towards |
| a-, an- | without |
| ab- | from, away from |
| allo- | other, another |
| ana- | up to, back, again, aprat |
| ante- | before, forwards |
| anti- | against, opposite |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | twice, double |
| brady- | slow |
| cata- | down |
| circum- | around |
| con- | together |
| contra- | against |
| cuti- | skin |
| de- | from, away from, down from |
| deci- | ten |
| di-, dis- | two |
| dia- | through, complete |
| dipl-, diplo- | dpouble |
| dis- | separation |
| dur- | hard, firm |
| dys- | bad, abnormal |
| e-, ec-, ecto0 | out, from out of |
| en-, endo- | into |
| epi- | on, up, against, high |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algesia | pain |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme (makes a noun) |
| -ate | (makes a verb) |
| -cele | herniation, prolapsed |
| -cide | killer |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -coccus | berry |
| -clasis | break |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | removal of, cut out |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| -genic | producing |
| -gram | a record |
| -graph | a device which records |
| -graphy | the process of recording |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -iatry | treatment |
| -ism | condition, state |
| -ist | specialist |
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